(Haz clic aquí para español.) October was the month of the hoop. The twists of the big ring were celebrated in Latin America, despite the social difficulties the world is going through. Hoop groups joined efforts and knowledge to pay tribute to hooping. Virtual connections were created with experts; talks, workshops, competitions, prerecorded and live presentations were held. Dozens of …
Niels Duinker’s Resident Theater Show in Ohio’s Amish Country
Around a century ago, during the height of vaudeville, jugglers like Enrico Rastelli, Kara, and Paul Cinquevalli drew crowds to theaters. During the same time, Joseph Rosani became the first juggler to present a full-length, one-man juggling show, which he toured around the United States. While it does happen, it’s quite rare for a juggler to headline a theater show, …
Vladimir Oskal-ool: the first juggler of Tuva
(Haz clic aquí para español.) He grew up illiterate and worked from childhood in agriculture. In the midst of vast fields, he thought about what it would be like if his country had culture. He strove to learn the language of his community, though he would still not be understandable anywhere else in the world. But still he developed an …
Ask David – November 2020
Welcome to my column for eJuggle, Ask David. In this column, you can ask me for my opinion, advice, or knowledge about anything juggling-related. In case you don’t know me and you’re wondering why you might want to know my thoughts, here’s a bit about me. I’ve been a professional juggler for 36 years and have performed over 15,000 professional …
Object Episodes 3
Object Episodes is the document of a 13 hour long discussion between Jay Gilligan and Erik Åberg about the past, present, and future of juggling. The recording session was done in one take and each episode brings a new chapter to the conversation. Feedback and thoughts can be sent to objectepisodes@gmail.com along with reflections, suggestions, and responses. See also Episode 1, Episode …
Halloween Juggling
(Haz clic aquí para español.) October: it is a month of terror and horror, a time of strange and extreme rituals, the period of the witches and the dead. The cultures of the world commemorate the month of Halloween with different events. The themes are: death, blood, deformations and all things abnormal. Creativity and innovation are given freedom through costumes …
Elimar and Eldino – German Slack Wire Jugglers
Over the years, I’ve come across photos and videos of German slack wire jugglers Elimar and Eldino and often confused the two. I recently decided to research these two performers and get my facts straight. Elimar Elimar Clemens Buschmann was born in Cologne, Germany in 1917. He was the youngest of three brothers and didn’t come from a show business …
Juggling World Records 2020
(Haz clic aquí para español.) The year 2020 gives us incredible surprises. Jugglers have gotten used to juggling in virtuality. Despite the confinement at home, our community keeps juggling actively through videos, conversations, and virtual workshops. The pandemic period gave us amazing juggling world records. The following list is about the records uploaded to the internet from January 2020 to …
IJA Tricks of the Month by Ignacio Sandoval from Chile | Juggling clubs
My name is Ignacio Sandoval and I live on the south side of the Bio Bio river in Lota, Chile. I started juggling in 2010, that is, 10 years ago. Juggling at the beginning was more than a game and although it does not stop being so, later on I understood the importance that it has had such in my …